Be More Productive: 15 Tips

Time is a finite resource and in today’s exceptionally busy world it is a resource that we should all hold precious … and yet most people don’t.

If you are in a busy job then getting your work done in a productive “work day”, without the necessity to put in extra hours on a regular basis, should be doable. Yet, I would hazard to guess that most people don’t come close to having a truly productive day.

“Those who make the worst use of their time are the first to complain of its brevity.” Jean de La Bruyere

So for those people who:

Want to be successful; or

Want to be the best that they can be; or

Want to get their work done in the work day so they can enjoy their personal time.

Be productive when you are in meetings … prepare, participate and leave as soon as you can!

Identify what wastes your time … and eliminate or reduce it. Look at:

Internet;

Smartphone;

News

Sports;

Texting friends;

Games;

Idle chatter

Unscheduled breaks

Phone interruptions;

Email interruptions; time waster interruptions.

Be respectful of other people’s time.

Assign priorities to your work.

Delegatewhere possible … and don’t micromanage!

I’m not going into great detail because it has all been said before. This is the reminder list … pin it up in front of you at your place of work and look at it every morning until it becomes second nature.

Do all of these things and you WILL see the difference.

“Time is the coin of your life. It is the only coin you have, and only you can determine how it will be spent. Be careful lest you let other people spend it for you.” Carl Sandburg